Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2025, Vol. 75: 21-33.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(25)64736-X

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Highly dispersed Pt/Co3O4 catalyst constructed by vacancy defect inductive effect for enhanced catalytic propane total oxidation

Feng Chaoa,c,d,*(), Xiong Gaoyanc, Chen Chongc, Lin Yanb,*(), Wang Zhongd, Lu Yukunc, Liu Fangc, Li Xuebingd, Liu Yunqic, Zhang Runduoe,*(), Pan Yuanc,*()   

  1. aCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China
    bCollege of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China
    cState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
    dKey Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, Shandong, China
    eState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2025-03-10 Accepted:2025-05-10 Online:2025-08-18 Published:2025-07-22
  • Contact: *E-mail: fengchao@sdust.edu.cn (C. Feng),linyan09@sdust.edu.cn (Y. Lin),zhangrd@mail.buct.edu.cn (R. Zhang), panyuan@upc.edu.cn (Y. Pan).
  • Supported by:
    Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(tsqn201909065);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22108306);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21878334);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22478432);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22109090);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22178388);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22406191);Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2024JQ004);Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2021YQ15);Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2023MB032);Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory Open Project(QNESL OP202310);Qingdao Natural Science Foundation(23-2-1-14-zyyd-jch)

Abstract:

Directional design of efficient catalysts for volatile organic compounds degradation remains a complex, yet effective and challenging process. Herein, oxygen-rich vacancy Co3O4-anchored Pt catalysts were prepared through atom-trapping strategy and relevant vacancy defect inductive effect was proposed. The 0.6Pt/VO-Co3O4 catalyst presented a reaction rate value of 32.2×10-5 mol·gcat-1·s-1 at 160 °C for catalytic propane total oxidation, which was nearly 5 times the reaction rate of Co3O4 (6.7×10-5 mol·gcat-1·s-1). Also, it exhibited excellent water-resistance and catalytic stability. The Pt atoms were stabilized on the Co3O4 surface by vacancy defects to improve dispersion. Meanwhile, the vacancy defect inductive effect induced stronger electron interaction between Pt and Co3O4 on the surface, thus promote the redox ability at low-temperature. The mobility and oxygen-activating ability of surface lattice oxygen were also strengthened by the vacancy defect inductive effect. This facilitated the generation of more surface-active oxygen species for the cleavage of C-H bond and the deep oxidation of intermediate species. Overall, this study proposed a novel concept the fabrication of highly efficient catalysts for the purpose of catalytic oxidation.

Key words: Propane total oxidation, Pt/Co3O4, Oxygen vacancy, Defect inductive effect, Synergetic catalysis